Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has reiterated her commitment to see all South Africans migrating from analogue to digital television by December 2018.
“I have full appreciation of the impact that the digital migration project is set to have on the economy of this country. I therefore have no intention to delay the process,” Minister Dlodlo said on Sunday.
The International Telecommunicati ... Read More

The 91st Agricultural and Commercial Show in Zambia provided an opportunity to promote the agricultural sector mostly the products of emerging farmers from Zambia and the SADC region.
President Jacob Zuma officially opened the 91st Agricultural and Commercial Show, as a guest of honour, at the invitation of President Edgar Lungu of Zambia.
“This annual show provided us with a great opportunity ... Read More

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, is determined to advance the recruitment and retention of women into executive positions.
“Until we have as many women as men in executive positions both within the public service and the private sector, our work is nowhere near completed,” said Minister Shabangu.
The Minister was speaking at the PricewaterhouseCoopers breakfast c ... Read More

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says steps are being taken to address the challenges faced by South African Airways (SAA).
Addressing Members of Parliament (MPs) at the Old Assembly Chamber in Parliament on Friday, the Minister said while the airline is faced with external market challenges, as is the case with other airlines, there were internal matters that SAA is looking at to bring stability i ... Read More

Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo says the role of media is to ensure access to information which is essential to the health of South Africa’s democracy and its development.
“We need a media that joins us in building a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous society - a South Africa that is proud of its achievements and a country united in its diversity,” Minister Dlodlo sai ... Read More

Free Trade Agreements in Africa present an opportunity for African countries to improve intra-regional trade.
Director of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) at the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Claudia Furriel said the continent’s free trade agreements, particularly the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement and the envisaged Continental Free Trade Area present an opportunity ... Read More

The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements is working towards establishing a single provincial register which will contribute to the national housing demand list.
The department has started capturing data of prospective housing beneficiaries electronically, following a training programme of officials on housing needs register administration.
The training programme is par ... Read More

Residents living in certain district municipalities in the Free State will soon receive their free government subsidised Set-Top Boxes (STB’s) which will be registered and installed as part of Government's rollout of the Broadcasting Digital Migration.
The Department of Communications, together with six district municipalities in the Free State, will on Monday embark on a focused rollout of the B ... Read More

President Jacob Zuma will on Saturday visit Lusaka, Zambia, where he will officially open the 91st Agricultural and Commercial Show as a guest of honour, says the Presidency.
The Presidency on Thursday said the working visit is at the invitation of the Zambian President Edgar Lungu.
This show is organised under the theme "The Promotion of Green Economy."

Issues related to trade and investment promotion were discussed at the 7th meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Trade in China.
“The Trade Ministers established collaborative mechanisms among BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] countries which are aimed at encouraging information sharing and capacity building, through activities such as expert dialogues and workshops, and build a c ... Read More